Software

If you shop online, you often order several sizes or articles to choose from – and returns are guaranteed. The transport to and from the customer and the processing – or even partial destruction – of the garments pollute the environment. Avalution, Assyst GmbH and the DITF Denkendorf are currently developing a solution based on the world’s largest database of human body scans. The joint research project will significantly improve sizing & fitting predictions in online shopping. The goal? Reduced return rates!

Spinning

Uster Technologies, the global market leader in textile quality control, from ‘fiber to fabric’ offering systems and services help to ensure optimum quality, has launched the 2018 edition of USTER® STATISTICS in a mobile app format. The app delivers a new user experience, with simple, intuitive handling. Extended datasets and analyses, based on testing of many thousands of samples, cover a wider range of yarn types and applications than ever before. Iris Biermann, USTER’s Head of Textile Technologies, gives answers to questions about features and benefits.

Weaving

The 16th Dhaka International Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibitionwill takes place from January 9-12, 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Picanol will be present at the booth of their agent, Spintex Technology (Booth 7-126). Bangladesh has been a very important market for Picanol over the last decade.

Digital Printing

Mimaki Eurasia started a campaign at FESPA Eurasia 2018 in order to support the Turkish printing industry and became the central point of the show with their printing solutions. Mimaki Eurasia exhibited their advertising/graphic and textile printing applications in two separate booths, revealing their commitment and faith in the printing industry.

Textile chemistry

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that its Pakistan affiliate has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ in the multinationals segment in a nationwide contest organized by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP), for the third time in a row.

Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

INDEX™20, taking place from 31st March - 3rd April 2020 at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland, will focus on some of the latest developments in nonwovens. A new hall will be opened to host the 'INDEX Innovation Lab', a special focal area focused on the new developments and remarkable properties of nonwovens.

Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

Ms. Emilia Peltola (M.Sc. Agriculture and Forestry) has been appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications & IR at Suominen Corporation as of 11 February 2019. She will be located in Helsinki, Finland and will report to the President & CEO (interim). She will succeed Anu Heinonen, who assumed a new position outside Suominen in October.

Sustainability

Jeanologia, the Spanish company leader in development of sustainable and efficient technology, joins the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and will use the group’s sustainability measurement suite of tools, the Higg Index, to drive environmental and social responsibility throughout its supply chain.

Knitting & Hosiery

The textile machinery manufacturer, KARL MAYER, is participating more and more in shows concentrating on applications and end-uses. “We want to pick up customers at key textile areas and introduce them to something new by offering innovative textiles and concepts,” says Oliver Mathews, the Sales Manager of the Business Unit Warp Knitting, when speaking about the aims behind this decision. The next important date in KARL MAYER’s diary of events is ISPO Munich.

Denim

Paolo Gnutti is back with its new amazing project dedicated to the most authentic denim. A whole new approach, and an astounding collection showcased for Denim Première Vision London. On the stage of the first Denim Première Vision in London the whole new PG DENIM project will fully unveil its many novelties. Led by the visionary mind of Paolo Gnutti, a true R&D denim head and a real explorer of the many faces of indigo fabric, the company will showcase its brand new collection during the prestigious event, landing for the first time in the capital of the UK.

Weaving

The Customer Portal Weaving opens up the Groz-Beckert weaving digital service world. Groz-Beckert customers not only benefit from a wealth of additional services for their weaving business, but also have access to a wide range of product information, as well as the products they are looking for.

Older News

Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI) has led a consortium of medical specialists to win the prestigious Collaborate to Innovate (C2I) Award for their ground-breaking Sanguis universal plasma project.

Spinning

The Board of Directors of Rieter Holding AG has appointed Rico Randegger to the Group Management of the Rieter Group with effect from June 1, 2019. He will be responsible for the Business Group After Sales.

Denim

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that Thailand-based Absolute Denim will be the first denim manufacturer to switch 100% of its production to aniline-free* indigo dyeing.

Raw Materials

Organic cotton is always one of the industry’s most debated topics, and that was certainly the case in Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire. Although the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), which is holding its 77th Plenary Meeting here from 2-6 December, anticipated strong attendance and put out additional seating for its seventh annual World Café on ‘Organic Cotton: Challenges and Policy Perspectives’, the turnout far exceeded expectations.

Home Textiles

‘Interior.Architecture.Hospitality’ at Heimtextil (8-11 January 2019) is the unifying force behind the unique offer for interior designers, hospitality experts and designers. Hall 4.2 serves as the focal point for these highlights. In addition to the Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Expo, trade visitors can also look forward to a range of high-calibre lectures and expert guided tours.